The two Mauretaniae : their romanization and the imperial cult

Abstract:

The 'Romanization' of the African provinces of Mauretania Tingitana and
Mauretania Caesariensis was in fact a two-way process of exchange between
Roman and African elements which resulted in a uniquely Romano-African
civilization. The imperial cult highlights issues common to all Romanization
processes, such as ruler-subject interaction and the role of local initiative
in bringing about change, as well as unique issues such as the impact of
politics on emperor-worship. The success of the imperial cult was hampered
by the fact that only a select few - notably the wealthy local elite -
derived direct benefit from the process, and by the fact that, because the
pre-Roman Mauretaniae had no established ruler-cults, the imperial cult
failed to assimilate with local tradition. As a result, the cult was unable
either to make a decisive impact on the Romanization of the Mauretanians, or
to achieve any real religious unity among them.

Citation:Gironi, Claudia (1996) The two Mauretaniae : their romanization and the imperial cult, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16850>

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